Twenty-fifth annual report of the Belfast District Hospital for the Insane of the counties of Antrim and Down, and the county of the town of Carrickfergus : from the 1st April, 1854, to the 31st March, 1855.

  • Belfast District Hospital for the Insane
Date:
1855
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Twenty-fifth annual report of the Belfast District Hospital for the Insane of the counties of Antrim and Down, and the county of the town of Carrickfergus : from the 1st April, 1854, to the 31st March, 1855. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I 8 Table II.—Ages of the 96 Patients admitted during the Year. Under 20 years, O 8 ft • ft • ft • » ft ft 0 Males. 2 Females. 1 Total. 3 From 20 to 30 vears, • • • • • * • • ft ft ft ft 11 16 27 “ 30 to 40 * “ • » • • « • • • • ft ft ft 14 21 35 “ 40 to 50 “ • • • • ft ft 4 16 23 “ 50 to GO “ • • • » • • • o » ft ft ft 1 4 5 “ GO to 70 « • • • • • • • • • ft 0 ft 2 0 2 “ 70 to 80 “ • • • • • ft ft • • ft ft ft 0 1 1 Totals, ft • • • • • • ft • ft ft ft 37 59 96 'O'A/VWVAAA/VVAAAA/WWAA/VA/V Table III.—Alleged Causes of Insanity in the 96 Cases admitted Bodily Ailments, during the Year. • • • t:« *•t ft ft ft Males. G Females. G Total. 12 Disappointed Love, • o ■ • • • • • • ft ft ft 0 4 4 Fear of Want, • • • ft • ft • • ft ft ft ft 1 0 1 Fright, • e • • e • • • • ft ft ft 1 2 3 Grief, Disappointment, Anxiety, ft ft ft ft ft ■ 2 8 10 Intemperance, • • • • • • ft ft 0 ft ft ft 8 3 i 1 Puerperal Condition, • • • • • • • • • ft ft ft 0 G G Religious Excitement, • • • ft ft ft • • • ft ft ft 2 3 5 Excessive Study, • • • • • • • • • ft ft ft 2 0 9 Unknown or Hereditary, • • ft • ft ft ft •• 3 G 9 Totally Unknown, • •• • » • • • • ft ft ft 12 21 33 Totals, • * • ft • • • • ft ft ft ft 37 59 96 Table IV.-Forms of Disease in the 96 Cases Admitted during the Year. Dementia, • • • • • • ft ft ft Males. 4 Females. 3 Total 7 Mania, . • • • • • • ft ft ft 22 26 48 Melancholia, • • • • • • • ft • 11 25 3G Monomania, • • • • • • ft ft ft 0 5 5 Totals, ... ft ft 9 ft ft ft 37 59 96 Table V.—Religion of the 96 Cases Admitted during the Year. Males. F emales. Total. Established Church of England and Ireland, 12 17 29 Presbyterians and Protestant Dissenters, 15 25 40 Roman Catholics 10 17 27
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